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University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the first Internet2
member to take advantage of the Dynamic Circuit
Network (DCN) as a part of its development trial.
At its fall 2007 members’ meeting, Internet2 announced the
completion of a new nationwide advanced network infrastructure.
With an initial capacity of 100 gigabits per second (gbps)
nationwide and a revolutionary DCN providing dedicated
bandwidth-on-demand capabilities, the new infrastructure provides
the potential to transform research-focused areas of study.
The meeting demonstrated the DCN's ability to support the
networking demands of high energy physicists collaborating on the
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment. With one mouse click,
Dr. Carl Lundstedt of UNL’s Department of Physics and Astronomy
set up a 10 Gbps dedicated circuit between the UNL campus and
Fermilab in Batavia, Ill. The result was that the data traffic flowing
across the shared IP network seamlessly switched over to the DCN
and quickly transferred one-third of a terabyte of data (equivalent
to the capacity of 40 standard DVDs).
“The LHC experimentation that our campus will be involved in
over the next several years brought about an immediate need for
us to explore new ways of networking that can support the intense
short term demands of our researchers,” said Dale Finkelson,
network engineer with UNL Information Services. “Internet2’s
new Dynamic Circuit Network holds the promise of providing
cost-effective, on-demand bandwidth that can easily handle these
powerful requirements. Not only does the DC network provide
a platform for our LHC needs, but it provides a pathway for our
community to explore new applications and technologies.”
Internet2 members in the science and engineering communities are
using high-performance networking for interactive collaboration;
distributed data storage and data mining; large-scale, multi-site
computation; real-time access to remote resources; dynamic
data visualization; and shared virtual reality. The science and
engineering communities are also actively engaged in Internet2's
middleware and network performance initiatives, among others.
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Graduates of Norris High School have additional help
in going to college because of a new endowed student
scholarship provided by Robert and Marilyn McDowell of
Roca with a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation.
“I’ve been thinking about doing this for several years,” McDowell
said. “I want to give some Nebraska kid a chance to get ahead.”
Income from the Robert N. and Marilyn F. McDowell Scholarship
Fund will be used to provide one or more scholarships annually
to graduates of Norris High School majoring in engineering at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).
“We are pleased to be able to offer scholarships to outstanding
area students interested in pursuing a career in the engineering
field,” said David Allen, dean of the College of Engineering. “The
McDowells’ generosity is truly appreciated, as their gift will enable
students from Norris High School to join one of the nation’s top
comprehensive engineering programs.”
The first scholarship will be awarded in the spring of 2008 by
the UNL College of Engineering. First preference is given to
students studying computer engineering
or electrical engineering who have
“I want to give some
Nebraska kid a chance
to get ahead.”
a composite ACT score of at least 27
and demonstrate financial need. The
scholarship is renewable each year when
the recipient maintains a cumulative GPA
of 3.0 or above.
Robert McDowell grew up on a farm near Roca and graduated
from Hickman High School, which became part of the Norris
School District and Norris High School in 1964.